People and Culture Senior Manager, PLMSP

Location: Preferred location: Brisbane, Australia. Applicants must have valid work rights in Australia. Full-time through September 2028, with possible extension subject to project requirements and funding.

Company

hirify.global is a global development and consulting firm delivering complex programs with governments, businesses, investors, and communities across more than 90 countries.

What you will do

• Lead recruitment, talent acquisition, HR business partnering, and learning and development functions for the PLMSP program.
• Provide strategic and operational HR advice to the Senior Leadership Team and managers.
• Implement performance reviews, salary reviews, wellbeing activities, compliance reviews, and HR audits.
• Lead employee relations matters, sensitive cases, workplace investigations, HR risk reporting, and legal compliance activities.
• Build development, succession planning, retention, engagement, inclusion, and employee experience strategies.
• Manage the employee lifecycle, HR budget, systems, corporate HR coordination, and the adoption of AI, data, and technology.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources or Business, or AHRI-level qualification or certification.
• At least 10 years of experience leading an HR function.
• Experience or knowledge of employment in an overseas context, preferably Pacific countries and Timor-Leste.
• Experience leading project HR functions, including project HR setup and work in agile, adaptive environments.
• Strong generalist HR experience covering employee relations, recruitment, team management, coaching, mentoring, and complex business environments.
• Valid work rights in Australia are required; visa sponsorship is not available. A police check and due diligence checks are also required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work guided by Positivity, Respect, Openness, Unwavering Integrity, and Diversity and Inclusion.
• Focus on collaborative, respectful, culturally responsive, and inclusive ways of working.
• Support for diverse applicants, accessibility adjustments, and a workplace where diverse perspectives are valued.
• Opportunity to contribute to a geographically dispersed workforce supporting Pacific labour mobility programs.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and a cover letter answering three application questions, with each response limited to 300 words.
• Shortlisted candidates may complete a work sample, scenario, technical exercise, or structured interview.
• Successful candidates complete safeguarding-focused interviews, police checks, and enhanced due diligence checks.